Wednesday, November 7, 2012

2:01 AM

Paul Farrow said fellow GOP state Rep. Chris Kapenga has conceded their primary for the open 33rd SD, but the Pewaukee Republican is holding off declaring victory until more numbers come in.

With 77 percent of the vote in, Farrow had 27,449 votes, or 52 percent, to 25,052 for Kapenga, or 48 percent.

Farrow said much of the vote still out was in the 97th Assembly District and part of his seat, while all of the precincts in Kapenga's district are in.

"They looked at the numbers we were looking at and saw there
probably wasn’t a way to make up the difference at this point," Farrow said.

Kapenga did not immediately return a message left on his cell phone.

Farrow credited his familiarity with voters as a major reason for his edge. He noted he has lived in the district his entire life and his mother Margaret Farrow held the Senate seat for more than a decade before becoming lt. guv.

"A lot of people knew me already," Farrow said.

UPDATE: With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Farrow has maintained his 52-48 edge over Kapenga.